The Writers' Symposium

The Writers' Symposium is made up of 20+ professional writers and editors. We come together, usually at the Gen Con Game Fair, to run seminars and give critiques of writing samples. Our mission is to "Help Writers Write." Read this blog for tips on improving your writing and getting published. I (Paul Genesse) used to send out an ezine, nine issues were produced, but it is on hiatus for now. You can still sign up for the Writers' Symposium Ezine by sending an email to WritersSymposium@PaulGenesse.comin case it comes back in the future, but for now, please read the blog.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Write for the Heights

If you're a budding author, have I have a New Year's Resolution for you! The Cottonwood Heights Arts Council is sponsoring its first writing contest! "Write for the Heights" invites residents of Salt Lake County to submit a short story or poem. Submit your work in these four categories: Fiction by adults, Poetry by adults, Fiction by youth (ages 12-17), and Poetry by youth (age 12-17). Submissions must include a cover letter listing name, contact information, address, and submission category. One grand prize and two honorable mentions will be awarded in each category. Fiction should be no longer than 15,000 words.Drop off or mail entries to Whitmore Library, 2197 East Fort Union Blvd., Cottonwood Heights UT 84121, or e-mail to amy.charts@gmail.com. Submission deadline is February 12.

Even if you don't want to enter please come on February 5 for a free workshop on writing.

To kick off the writing contest, there will be a literacy fair on February 5th in the conference room at Whitmore Library, featuring local authors offering free lectures, doing book signings, question and answer sessions, and writing workshops. The schedule for February 5th is as follows:

Kick off Event--Write for the Heights

Saturday, February 5, 12-5 at Whitmore Library in Cottonwood Heights

12:00 Keynote Speaker--Author Paul Genesse (Sponsored by Dyslexia Tutoring of Utah who will be present to answer any questions you might have)

1:00 Writers workshop, book signing, Q&A with Paul Genesse

2:00 Author Virginia Smith

3:00 book signing, Q&A with Virginia Smith

3:30 Workshop with Author Amy Maida Wadsworth--"Point of View and Goals, the keys to a character-driven story."